Negligence cases
* October 2008: Staff at SSKM hospital was accused of refusing to attend to an asthma patient and demanding Rs 40. The patient died as his oxygen mask was removed.
* September 2008: Relatives of a patient clashed with doctors and police at Calcutta Medical College and Hospital. They alleged that the patient had been administered an injection following which, she died on her way home.
* March 2008: A mob ransacked Shramjibi Hospital in Belur when a patient died after an operation. Relatives alleged that they had wanted to shift her to another hospital, but the attending doctor had discouraged them.
* August 2008: Relatives of deceased patient had accused the staff of RN Tagore Cardiac Research Centre and M R Bangur Hospital of medical negligence.